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UN Climate panel warns of a catastrophe

August 9, 2021705 Views

Earth has not been so warm since the Pliocene Epoch roughly 3 million years ago Among the many things that IPCC report released on Monday had said very categorically, one of utmost significance is that the world is running out of time. Climate change is already affecting every inhabited region across the globe with human influence contributing to many observed changes in weather and climate extremes. If the world drastically cuts emissions in the next decade, average temperatures could still rise 1.5C by 2040 and possibly 1.6C by 2060 before stabilizing. FILE PHOTO: Aerial view of an area affected by a bushfire on Fraser Island (K'gari), Queensland, Australia December 5, 2020 in this picture obtained from social media. Save Fraser Islands Dingoes Inc via REUTERS If the world d...

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Will Revolut’s ‘super app’ eat away profitability of leading travel brands!

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August 4, 2021432 Views

Revolut’s new super app, ‘Stays’, could threaten the profitability of leading travel brands across Europe and the US, says GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company notes that the app has beat leading brands in the move towards end-to-end booking solutions, which comes right at home with travel-hungry customers looking for deals online. British-based digital banking app Revolut’s new service allows users to book travel accommodation and receive up to 10% in cashback. It is Revolut’s first non-financial or insurance product launch. Johanna Bonhill-Smith, Travel & Tourism Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Revolut’s app allows travelers to book accommodation ranging from B&Bs to luxury lodges, as well as offering payment end solutions and currency exchange rates wi...

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Harappan-era city of Dholavira now a UNESCO World Heritage site

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July 27, 2021683 Views

Dholavira, a Harappan-era metropolis, in Gujarat has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This is the second Indian site to be inscribed in the prestigious list during the ongoing 44th session of the World Heritage Committee of the UNESCO. This session of the World Heritage Committee is being chaired from Fuzhou in China and is being held online. It started on July 16 and will end on July 31. Earlier in this session, Rudreswara/Ramappa Temple in Warangaal district of Telangana, which dates back to the 13th century was included in the list. Dholavira won its inscription on Tuesday. It is also the 40th Indian site in the UNESCO World Heritage list. General view of residential block in lower town. Photo: ASI UNESCO has acknowledged that, “Dholavira is one of the most re...

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Iran’s legendary Trans-Iranian railway gets UNESCO World Heritage status

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July 26, 20212194 Views

Trans-Iranian Railway that reaches a length of 1400 km has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site. The UN body accepted Trans-Iranian Railway during the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee, which will be running through July 31 in China’s Fuzhou. The railway can be regarded as a turning point for comprehensive developments in Iran. These developments include a wide spectrum of various economical, commercial, social, cultural, and even political aspects in a sensitive and important period of contemporary world history. A commuter Passenger Train on South line of Trans Iranian Railway at Lorestan, Chamsangar Region. Photo: Hossein Javadi Under the Reza Pahlavi regime, the process of moving towards modernism gained momentum and the railway became the main pedestal of de...

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Ramappa temple in Warangal conferred UNESCO heritage tag

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July 25, 20211764 Views

The Ramappa temple at Palampet in Telangana's Warangal has been conferred the tag of UNESCO World Heritage site. At the ongoing online meeting of World Heritage Committee, the decision was reached after a consensus where Norway opposed the inscription while Russia led an effort for the immediate inscription of the temple. A consensus with 17 countries backing the move ensured the inscription of the site. Ramappa temple, a 13th century engineering marvel named after its architect, Ramappa, was proposed by the government as its only nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage site tag for the year 2019. The iconic Ramappa Temple showcases the outstanding craftsmanship of great Kakatiya dynasty. In its selection criteria, UNESCO says, “Rudreshwara, popularly known as Ramappa Temple, is...

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दुर्गम रास्तों के ख़िदमतग़ार

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July 24, 20211696 Views

लेह के रास्ते में रोमांच-प्रेमियों का ख्याल रखते हैं कई ढाबेवाले इलाका अनजाना हो और रास्ता मुश्किल और ऐसे में न मौसम साथ दे और न वक्त तो भला क्या कीजिएगा! किसी बीहड़ वीराने में अचानक कोई छत मिल जाए जहां आपका रात काटने के लिए नरम बिस्तर मिल जाए और साथ में ठंड भगाने के लिए गरमागरम चाय व खाना भी, तो भला क्या बात है। कोविड लॉकडाउन खुलने के दौर में सफर अभी शुर-शुरू ही हुए हैं। लेह-लद्दाख जाने के लिए तो यही सबसे उपयुक्त मौसम है। एक डायरी यहां के रोमांचक सफर की... जब मैं कीलोंग से अपनी बाइक पर रवाना हुआ तो दोपहर के लगभग साढ़े ग्यारह बज चुके थे। रवाना होने से पहले मैंने सवेरे होटल के मालिक से लंबी बातचीत की थी। वो खासे जानकार थे। उसी रात लेह पहुंचने का मेरा कोई इरादा भी नहीं था। मुझे यह भी मालूम था कि इतनी देर से रवाना होने के बाद शाम तक लेह पहुंचना मेरे लिए मुमकिन भी नहीं था। अंधेरे में उस...

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Cliff divers set out on quest to conquer Ibiza’s ‘Cave of Light’

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July 21, 20211431 Views

Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series athletes embarked on another stunning adventure as they dived into one of the most secret and hard-to-get places on Ibiza's wild west coast. Cap D’Albarca is a small area of coast line between San Antonio and Port De San Miguel that has a large entrance to a bay. Surrounded by cliff tops there are two dives here that meet each other, these are the Pillars of Hercules and the Caves of Light. Na Coloms, popularly known as “La Cueva de la Luz”, is one of the most secret and hard-to-get places on the Ibiza island. David Colturi of the USA dives from 25.5 metres into the Cave of Light (S'Ullal de na Coloms) during a Red Bull Cliff Diving project in Ibiza, Spain on July 5, 2021. For those who haven’t heard about it yet, it is a cave located in the ...

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Blue Origin’s historic spaceflight with Jeff Bezos and three others

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July 20, 20211225 Views

Another milestone in billionaire’s race to open up space tourism Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, and three crewmates soared high above the Texas desert aboard his space venture Blue Origin's New Shepard launch vehicle on Tuesday and returned to Earth, a historic suborbital flight that helps to inaugurate a new era of private commercial space tourism. The spacecraft ignited its BE-3 engines for a lift-off from Blue Origin's Launch Site One facility about 20 miles (32 km) outside the rural town of Van Horn. There were generally clear skies with a few patchy clouds on a cool morning for the launch. New Shepard rocket and Blue Origin capsule taking off from Texas desert. Image captured from Live webcast/Awara Musafir The 57-year-old American billionaire flew on a voyage lasti...

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Alaska marks return of first cruise to Ketchikan

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July 10, 20211059 Views

Alaska elected officials and cruise industry representatives have joined members of the Ketchikan community to welcome the return of the first large cruise ship to Alaskan shores since 2019. U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer, and City of Ketchikan Mayor Bob Sivertsen joined community members in Ketchikan at an event hosted by Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the trade association for the global cruise industry, as Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas became the first large cruise ship to return to Alaska following the suspension of cruise operations due to the pandemic. Rhapsody of the Seas - Darwin Australia The event on Friday marked the return of cruise tourism to Alaska nearly two years since cruise ships last operated in the ...

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Government announces package but tourism industry not impressed

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June 28, 20211084 Views

Trying to provide some relief to the ailing tourism sector, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced 8 economic relief measures as part of a package to support the pandemic-hit economy. But with large part of the relief coming in terms of loans, the tourism industry is not happy. It has always said that it wants financial support, but definitely not in form of loans. Package includes Rs 1.5 lakh crore of additional credit for small and medium businesses, more funds for the healthcare sector, loans to tourism agencies and guides, and waiver of visa fee for foreign tourists as part of a package to support the pandemic-hit economy. With the tourism sector being hit hard by the pandemic, she announced up to Rs 10 lakh loan to tourist agencies and Rs 1 lakh loan...